The summer holidays are upon us and many parents have yet to find their children a suitable holiday club to attend while they are working.
With such a vast range of clubs all over Exeter and the surrounding area it’s no wonder parents and children alike find it a hard job choosing the perfect one; that’s why we’ve made it simpler for you. Below there are some of our favourite holiday clubs, each located in Exeter with a synopsis and in categories so that you don’t have to wade through websites until your eyes hurt because this is the only website you’ll need. However, many may be...
Take your family on a merry romp to the sunny Caribbee’ with Cambridge Touring Theatre’s swashbuckling musical adaptation of Treasure Island.
Join our two young heroes - Jim and Ruth - as they find a treasure map and set sail for adventure.
Suitable for all ages, this open-air performance is interactive, full of laughs and catchy tunes. Picnic on the grass with the whole family - there’s something for everyone in Cambridge Touring Theatre’s acclaimed productions.
Boys and girls are invited to come along in their best pirate costume. And for those aged 5-10, there’s...
The school holidays are about to trigger the start of the busy summer getaway period for Exeter Airport and up to 25,000 passengers will be travelling through the terminal in the next seven days.
The week will see 12,500 passengers using the airport on variety of routes from the Isles of Scilly to as far away as Sharm el Sheikh.
South West flights from Exeter to St. Marys have increased to five a day and over the summer 11,000 passengers will use the service.
The holiday operator Thomson, which has a based Boeing 737-800 aircraft at Exeter, has a busy schedule which...
Detectives investigating the death of a mother and son at Haytor will be returning to Dartmoor one week after the tragic event to appeal for the public’s help to establish the pair’s last movements.
Katherine Hooper, 24, and her five-year-old son Joshua died after falling from rocks last Friday (12 July). Police later discovered the body of her two-year-old son Sam at her home in Dukes Close, Paignton.
Detectives are trying to establish the movements of Katherine and Joshua in the 24 hours prior to their death.
It has been established that they took a black private...
There aren’t many places that you can take the kids for free in the school holidays, but Newton Abbot races in Devon is a great exception with children under 16 admitted free of charge throughout the year. And there’s never been a better time to visit than next weekend (Sunday 21July) when the course will be hosting a new interactive ‘Kids love the Races’ roadshow designed to entertain and engage children in the sport.
Here, budding young jockeys can enjoy finding out more about the equine and human stars of the sport, design their own racing silks and take a look at some...
As the school holidays approach, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is reminding farmers to think about the everyday risks and hazards on their farms and how they can protect children and young people from those risks.
HSE has revised and improved guidance aimed at reducing child deaths on farms and providing essential information on keeping children safe.
The leaflet contains practical advice and guidance on how to comply with the law in a simple and clearer format. It can be downloaded free from the HSE website .
Graeme Walker, Head of HSE’s Agriculture sector...
Following a successful commission by First Light with Exeter Phoenix Digital and Peter Snelling of My Pockets, Fuzzbox has been commissioned by BBC Comedy as a Feed My Funny pilot.
Starring a cast of delinquent puppets with the voices of real teenagers, this comedy features all the problems teens face; a case of itchy balls, attempts to sell their GCSE Art course work and how to serenade the girls they fancy with Basshunter.
Using documentary audio recorded with teenagers who have been thrown out of mainstream school, the show captures the banter, backchat, embarrassment...
Devon County Council is asking people across the county to help them identify children living under private fostering arrangements, so can they offer support and advice.
The call to action is part of Private Fostering Week starting on Monday 8 July. Run by the British Association for Adoption and Fostering , the week aims to raise awareness of private fostering. Children living with someone who isn't their parent or close relative for more than four weeks are classed as being privately fostered. Although this is a private arrangement, legally the parent and the carer must notify...
Devon County Council has today (Wednesday, 3 July) won an award for excellence for a pilot project to tackle smoking and protect children from harm.
The award from the CLeaR Partnership, which works with local authorities across England to assess progress in reducing smoking, was given for Devon’s pioneering work with children’s centres.
At the seven pilot sites across the county, the Council has installed specially designed signage to advise people not to smoke on site and provided bespoke training for staff to raise the issue with parents and offer support to parents who...
Find out about some of the animals that live on Dartmoor. Get creative, paint or make your own view of the moor – it could be a bird’s eye view or perhaps that of a mouse.
Call in when you like and stay as long as you like. All children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Accompanying adults can watch/supervise for free. Some activities are messy so do wear clothes that can get dirty. If an activity is busy there may be a short wait.
A £2.50 entry fee is required. Held in RAMM Meeting Room A.
